Dalata Hotel Group PLC: AGM Results
Dalata Hotel Group PLC (DAL,DHG)
Dalata Hotel Group PLC: AGM Results
27-Apr-2023 / 16:38 GMT/BST
AGM RESULTS
ISE: DHG LSE: DAL
Dublin and London | 27 April 2023: Dalata Hotel Group plc ("Dalata" or the "Company"), the largest hotel operator in Ireland with a growing presence in the United Kingdom and continental Europe, today announces that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company were passed.
Voting on all resolutions was conducted by poll and the results are set out below. The full text of each resolution was included in the notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Company circulated to shareholders on 27 March 2023 and made available on the Company's website www.dalatahotelgroup.com .
A recording of today's Annual General Meeting will shortly be available on the Company’s website www.dalatahotelgroup.com
In accordance with the Listing Rules copies of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company have been forwarded to Euronext Dublin and the UK National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at;
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
The results of the proxy voting received for each resolution, are outlined below.
Resolution 1:
To receive and consider the annual report and financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 December 2022 together with the Directors and Auditors Reports and a review of the affairs of the Company.
Votes For
Votes Against
Total
Votes
Votes
Withheld
Total including withheld
No.
%
No.
%
Votes
160,443,906
100%
557
0%
160,444,463
586,562
161,031,025
Resolution 2:
To receive and consider the Directors’ Report on Remuneration for the year ended 31 December 2022
Votes For
Votes Against
Total
Votes
Votes
Withheld
Total including withheld
No.
%
No.
%
Votes
158,726,162
98.57%
2,304,863
1.43%
161,031,025
0
161,031,025
Resolution 3:
To receive and consider the Company’s Remuneration Policy
Votes For
Votes Against
Total
Votes
Votes
Withheld
Total including withheld
No.
%
No.
%
Votes
159,372,439
98.97%
1.658,586
1.03%
161,031,025
0
161,031,025
Resolution 4 (a):
To re-appoint John Hennessy as a Director
Votes For
Votes Against
Total
Votes
Votes
Withheld
Total including withheld
146,304,858
90.86%
14,726,167
9.14%
161,031,025
0
161,031,025
Resolution 4 (b):
To re-appoint Dermot Crowley as a Director.
Votes For
Votes Against
Total
Votes
Votes
Withheld
Total including withheld
No.
%
No.
%
Votes
158,425,046
98.38%
2,605,979
1.62%
161,031,025
0
161,031,025
Resolution 4 (c):
To re-appoint Elizabeth McMeikan as a Director.
Votes For
Votes Against
Total
Votes
Votes
Withheld
Total including withheld
No.
%
No.
%
Votes
147,508,218
91.60%
13,522,807
8.40%
161,031,025
0
161,031,025
Resolution 4 (d):
To re-appoint Cathriona Hallahan as a Director.
Votes For
Votes Against
Total
Votes
Votes
Withheld
Total including withheld
No.
%
No.
%
Votes
157,406,305
97.75%
3,624,720
2.25%
161,031,025
0
161,031,025
Resolution 4 (e):
To re-appoint Gervaise Slowey as a Director.
Votes For
Votes Against
Total
Votes
Votes
Withheld
Total including withheld
No.
%
No.
%
Votes
159,106,467
98.80%
1,924,558
1.20%
161,031,025
0
161,031,025
Resolution 4 (f):
To re-appoint Shane Casserly as a Director.
Votes For
Votes Against
Total
Votes
Votes
Withheld
Total including withheld
No.
%
No.
%
Votes
156,972,160
97.48%
4,058,865
2.52%
161,031,025
0
161,031,025
Resolution 4 (g):
To re-appoint Carol Phelan as a Director.
Votes For
Votes Against
Total
Votes
Votes
Withheld
Total including withheld
No.
%
No.
%
Votes
158,362,308
98.34%
2,668,717
1.66%
161,031,025
0
161,031,025
Resolution 5:
To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditors
Votes For
Votes Against
Total
Votes
Votes
Withheld
Total including withheld
No.
%
No.
%
Votes
161,030,468
100%
557
0%
161,031,025
0
161,031,025
Resolution 6:
Authority to allot relevant securities up to customary limits
Votes For
Votes Against
Total
Votes
Votes
Withheld
Total including withheld
No.
%
No.
%
Votes
152,894,005
94.95%
8,137,020
5.05%
161,031,025
0
161,031,025
Resolution 7:
Disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights in specified circumstances
Votes For
Votes Against
Total
Votes
Votes
Withheld
Total including withheld
No.
%
No.
%
Votes
158,698,066
98.55%
2,332,959
1.45%
161,031,025
0
161,031,025
Resolution 8:
Disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights in additional circumstances for financing an acquisition or capital investment by the Company
Votes For
Votes Against
Total
Votes
Votes
Withheld
Total including withheld
No.
%
No.
%
Votes
149,775,779
93.01%
11,255,246
6.99%
161,031,025
0
161,031,025
Resolution 9:
Authorisation of market purchases of the Company’s shares
Votes For
Votes Against
Total
Votes
Votes
Withheld
Total including withheld
No.
%
No.
%
Votes
159,286,507
99.14%
1,381,383
0.86%
160,667,890
363,135
161,031,025
Resolution 10:
Authorisation for the re-allotment of treasury shares
Votes For
Votes Against
Total
Votes
Votes
Withheld
Total including withheld
No.
%
No.
%
Votes
159,656,317
99.15%
1,374,708
0.85%
161,031,025
0
161,031,025
Resolution 11:
To authorise the Directors to hold certain general meetings on 14 days’ notice
Votes For
Votes Against
Total
Votes
Votes
Withheld
Total including withheld
No.
%
No.
%
Votes
158,094,251
98.18%
2,936,774
1.82%
161,031,025
0
161,031,025
The "Vote Withheld" option is provided to enable abstention on any particular resolution. However, it should be noted that a "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.
ENDS
About Dalata
Dalata Hotel Group plc was founded in August 2007 and listed as a plc in March 2014. Dalata is Ireland’s largest hotel operator, with a growing presence in the UK and continental Europe. The Group’s portfolio comprises 50 three and four-star hotels with 10,953 rooms and a pipeline of over 1,300 rooms. The Group currently has 29 owned hotels, 18 leased hotels and three management contracts. Dalata successfully operates Ireland’s two largest hotel brands, the Clayton and the Maldron Hotels. For the year ended 31 December 2022, Dalata reported revenue of €558.3 million and a profit after tax of €96.7 million. Dalata is listed on the Main Market of Euronext Dublin (DHG) and the London Stock Exchange (DAL). For further information visit: www.dalatahotelgroup.com
Contacts
Dalata Hotel Group plc
Tel +353 1 206 9400
Dermot Crowley, CEO
investorrelations@dalatahotelgroup.com
Carol Phelan, CFO
Sean McKeon, Company Secretary and Head of Risk and Compliance
Joint Company Brokers
Davy: Anthony Farrell
Tel +353 1 679 6363
Berenberg: Ben Wright
Tel +44 20 3753 3069
Investor Relations and PR | FTI Consulting
Tel +353 86 401 5250
Melanie Farrell
dalata@fticonsulting.com
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